Volunteering and health benefits in general adults: cumulative effects and forms

BMC Public Health

Table 2 Multivariate linear regression of other-oriented volunteering on the health outcomes of mental and physical health, life satisfaction, social well-being, and depression

Predictors		Mental health		Physical health		Life satisfaction		Social well-being		Depression
Predictors		β	t	β	t	β	t	β	t	β	t
1.	Other-oriented volunteering	.082**	3.043	.087**	3.046	.071**	4.225	.106**	5.057	−.044*	−2.472
2.	Female	−.043	−1.668	−.003	−.123	−.003	−.166	.042*	2.088	.023	1.340
3.	Age	−.064*	−2.181	−.188**	−6.068	.059**	3.223	−.052*	−2.281	−.076**	−3.912
	Race/Ethnicity
4.	Black	−.024	−.929	−.042	−1.538	−.030⁺	−.1839	−.041*	−2.038	.023	1.326
5.	Hispanic	−.092	−3.132	−.116**	−3.708	−.036*	−1.975	−.081**	−3.525	.021	1.100
6.	Other	−.016	−.621	−.048	−1.786	−.004	−.223	.001	.053	.020	1.178
7.	Education	.139**	4.959	.119**	4.003	.059**	3.361	.105**	4.781	−.096**	−5.150
8.	US citizen	−.011	−.379	−.040	−1.353	−.024	−1.334	.079**	3.564	.064**	3.437
9.	Married	.105**	3.891	.069*	2.397	.127**	7.481	.210**	9.854	−.105**	−5.853
10.	Number of children	−.041	−1.439	−.032	−1.084	−.030⁺	−1.688	.005	.231	.004	.211
11.	Employed	.071**	2.620	.110**	3.799	−.005	−.292	.012	.541	−.080**	−4.411
12.	Family income	−.012	−.457	.104**	3.684	.028⁺	1.678	.071**	3.378	−.106	−.922
13.	Income missing	.005	.177	−.048⁺	−1.754	−.021	−1.298	−.051*	−2.491	−.020	−1.174
	R²	.076		.119		.106		.196		.103
	Model chi-square (df)	2164.205(75)**

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